Hampton v. Drew
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; .Winston Over-ton, Judge. Suit to annul tax deed by Charles P. Hampton against H. C. Drew. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
This is a suit to annul a tax deed held by the defendant covering the N. % of N. E. % of section 29, township 9 south, range 11 west, situated in the parish of Calcasieu, under a sale made for the taxes of 1894, and which deed was filed for record on November 23, 1895. The alleged grounds of nullity are, want of proper notice to plaintiff, the alleged tax debtor, and, in anticipation of a plea of prescription of three years under article 233 of the Constitution of 1898, the allegation that, inasmuch as the defendant was a member of the convention which adopted said Constitutioh, he is not…
2Cited by1 opinion
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